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2009-02-28

While strolling in February we suddenly came across this small tin city, standing on poles on the lawn. There were even more small "tables" with houses, but I think this one pretty much gives the picture. Kind of different, actually.

2009-02-27

This appears to be just your average residential block. But it's located on Lappkärrsberget (commonly known as "Lappis"), a housing area dedicated to student's lodgings. On Tuesdays at 10 p.m. the students will open their windows and a primal scream will wipe out all other city sounds. It's an understanding they all have, to join in on a cry in an attempt to diminish the anxiety-ridden feelings connected to studying. You can also watch a Youtube video of the phenomenon here.

2009-02-26

World Cup qualification matches against Malta and Albania are among the highlights of the coming football season at Råsunda. Also an international against Denmark and lots of premier division "Allsvenskan" matches beginning 5 April. Tickets of all sorts can be found right here.

2009-02-23

Having cave walls decorated with aquatic flowering plants is perfectly natural at Näckrosen, a subway station in Solna Municipality. After all, näckros is the Swedish word for European White Waterlily or White Lotus.

2009-02-19

Korv-Ingvar ("Sausage Ingvar") Rogell was a local fast food pioneer in Solna. His once humble business is depicted in the form of a sculpture outside Solna centrum subway station and in front of the restaurant which bears Ingvar's name.

2009-02-18

It looks like a giant arm with a snowball, ready to crush the poor car, but it is the new landmark that points toward Subtopia in Alby (in the southern suburbs). A place for contemporary art forms - circus, dance, music, film among others. There are presently around 30 different activities going on there. See more?

2009-02-16

The Stockholm Centre for Physics, Astronomy and Biotechnology (AlbaNova universitetscentrum) of Stockholm University is located between the main campus at Frescati and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) at Valhallavägen. AlbaNova by Danish architect Henning Larsen was opened in 2001 and there couldn't be a more appropriate place for astronomers (or indeed the rest of us) to study the curvature of space.

2009-02-14

Or are they just oversized soap bubbles? This decoration was put up in December and lingered on until just recently, when they were replaced by big red hearts. It just might have something to do with a certain Valentine, I suppose. And - hey, there are those "spamscrapers" again.

2009-02-12

When the sun is near the horizon, its light must penetrate a long way through the atmosphere before reaching our eyes. Most rays of light are scattered by air molecules. Since red light does not scatter as easily as do other colours of the visible spectrum, we can enjoy skies with all sorts of red nuances. This one was captured in Solna.

2009-02-06

The remnant of nature left in Stockholm refuses to go out with a whimper. Instead it wraps its trunks around any solid matter it can find. It morphs itself into a coexistence to stay alive. Nature will not give in; it stands fast roots firmly in the ground.

2009-02-04

Stockholm is an excellent city to walk in. Around the island of Södermalm is a ten kilometres walk in beautiful surroundings. The walk is one of many Paths to Health (Hälsans stig) in Stockholm. Path to Health was an initiative by the Irish Heart Foundation in 1995 and can now be found in ten different countries.

2009-02-01

Many people hold strong beliefs on what lies beyond this earthly life of ours. Here's a garden of remembrance by Kungsängen Church where cremated remains are being dispersed. Most Swedes (70%) are cremated after their death. This might well change in the future as some cultures and religions disapprove of cremation.